November 21, 2020, 6:00am Clark County News Free
As officials ask families to forgo the usual large get-togethers this year to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a typical Thanksgiving gathering is out of reach for many. For others, a traditional turkey dinner is out of reach financially as people have lost employment or lack a home and kitchen. Read story
November 21, 2020, 5:59am Clark County News
Vancouver tire company Hwy 99 Tire Center LLC was fined $4,500 by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries for failing to enforce employee or customer mask use, and lacking a written safety program, according to an L&I news release Friday. Read story
November 20, 2020, 4:17pm Latest News Free
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday announced $135 million in grants, loans and other assistance to help businesses and workers hurt by new restrictions he imposed through mid-December in response to a rising number of coronavirus cases across the state. Read story
November 20, 2020, 3:30pm Nation & World Free
The surging coronavirus is taking an increasingly dire toll across the U.S. just as a vaccine appears close at hand, with the country now averaging over 1,300 COVID-19 deaths per day — the highest level since the calamitous spring in and around New York City. Read story
November 20, 2020, 3:13pm College
Washington State's Pac-12 Conference football game Saturday at Stanford was canceled Friday before the Cougars left for the Bay Area. Read story
November 20, 2020, 12:36pm Clark County Health Free
Clark County's autumn COVID-19 surge accelerated this week with more than 1,100 new cases and 10 deaths since Nov. 13, according to Clark County Public Health. Read story
November 20, 2020, 8:21am Latest News Free
The number of Washington long-term care facilities with at least one active case of COVID-19 has surpassed 300 — a record number that’s likely to increase as the virus spreads in communities across the state. Read story
November 20, 2020, 8:11am Business
Pfizer formally asked U.S. regulators Friday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine, starting the clock on a process that could bring limited first shots as early as next month and eventually an end to the pandemic -- but not until after a long, hard winter. Read story
November 20, 2020, 6:04am Clark County Business
Less than a week after Gov. Jay Inslee announced a new monthlong set of COVID-19 restrictions — including a ban on all indoor restaurant dining — three Clark County restaurants announced they were shutting their doors. Read story
November 20, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Health
Reactions among Clark County’s state legislators to new COVID-19 restrictions are split along party lines, with Democrats largely supportive of Gov. Jay Inslee’s measures and Republicans criticizing the stricter approach as out of step with science. Read story